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    Jurist Brazil sues Discord over alleged shortcomings in youth safety policies and enforcement

    Brazil’s federal government on Wednesday filed a lawsuit against Discord, Inc. accusing the messaging platform of violating national child protection laws. Brazil’s attorney general’s office, the Advocacia-Geral da Union (AGU) brought the lawsuit in the federal court seeking roughly R$500...
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    Jurist UN committee warns of racial discrimination amid civilian deaths and mass displacement in Lebanon

    The UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) on Wednesday called for an end to attacks directed against or indiscriminately affecting civilians in Lebanon. Acting under its Early Warning and Urgent Action Procedure, the Committee warned that no derogation from the...
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    Jurist Amnesty International urges Haiti to take accountability for lethal gang attacks in Kenscoff

    Amnesty International on Wednesday condemned the deadly gang attack that occurred in Kenscoff, Haiti earlier this week, leaving at least 47 dead, 22 injured, and reportedly dozens more abducted. According to the human rights organization, many of those attacked were people seeking refuge in a...
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    Jurist UN raises concerns about rise in anti-migrant violence and xenophobic attacks in South Africa

    The UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) on Thursday expressed concern about the rise in violence and racist hate crimes targeting migrants in South Africa, urging authorities to implement measures to address this issue. CERD reported a range of attacks perpetrated...
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    Jurist Two UN peacekeepers confirmed dead and several wounded after ambush in South Sudan

    Two UN peacekeepers on Monday were killed in an ambush in South Sudan’s eastern Jonglei state in an attack that the organization has stated may constitute a war crime under international law, the latest in a region marred by severe military conflict. The attack comes amidst a widespread civil...
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    Jurist US Treasury sanctions Palestine Action and two other groups over alleged far-left terrorism ties

    The US Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) on Wednesday sanctioned three organizations and two individuals, accusing UK-based Palestine Action, the Masar Badil network, and Italy-based Autistici Inventati of ties to violent far-left extremism. The designations...
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    Jurist European Court of Human Rights rules Türkiye violated Osman Kavala’s free speech and assembly rights

    The European Court of Human Rights }']ruled on Tuesday that Türkiye’s detention of Mehmet Osman Kavala since 2017 is unlawful in nature, finding that the country has deprived him of his right to free speech, peaceful assembly, fair trial, and liberty. The majority judges criticized the Turkish...
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    Jurist Autonomous weapons prompt renewed push for binding global rules

    The growing use of autonomous and artificial intelligence (AI)-guided weapons on the battlefield prompted the UN and International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) on Tuesday to call for a legally binding international agreement governing their manufacture and deployment. UN Secretary-General...
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    Jurist Amnesty International calls for children to be included in youth digital rights regulatory processes

    Amnesty International reported on Monday that international failure to ensure children’s online safety from Big Tech harms is connected to a lack of the youth perspective in policymaking spaces. Classifying existing solutions as performative, the organization points out that increasing...
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    Jurist New Zealand PM introduces under-16 social media and AI companion ban

    The New Zealand government announced on Monday that it had introduced a bill to ban social media for children under 16. The law would require social media platforms and social AI companions to verify users’ ages before providing services. The Online Safety (Minimum Age and Child Safety Risk...
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